5th year Czech-born center Dominik Uher(92) will continue to pursue his pro career back home in the Czech Extraliga with HC Sparta Praha for 2016/2017.
Set to become a restricted free agent for a 2nd time, the 23-year old may have been in discussions about a new contract that wasn’t really going anywhere considering he appeared in a career low 48 AHL scoring only 5 goals and 8 assists with affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.
He had his best year with the farm club in 2014/2015, when he scored a career high 13 goals and 26 points helping him earn a first NHL recall for a pair of games.
Dominik Uher(26) WBS Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins‘ 5th round pick in the 2011 draft (#144 overall), Czech Republic-born center Dominik Uher(26) has already surpassed his rookie season highs in assists and points and is one goal away from setting a new mark in goals as well.
In 31 AHL games with minor league affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins he has 4 goals and 7 assists for 11 points. Last season in 53 regular season contests he tallied 7 points total.
The 6’1″ 199 lbs. forward plays a feisty style of game out there and only really started to light the lamp before turning pro in his final season of junior hockey in the WHL with Spokane Chiefs, when he was a bit over a point-per-game guy.
Signed to a three-year entry level deal through the end of the 2015 campaign, the still very young 21-year old seems to be just hitting his stride.
It would be no shock to see him continue to increase his point totals and maybe get a look at his NHL game by the parent club.